Manga and anime: Nazi cult in comic style
It’s hard to fathom: Japanese manga and anime series that celebrate the aesthetics of the National Socialist regime and glorify the militarism and weapons of the Second World War. Is it dangerous?
Why are comics that trivialize the horrors of the Nazis so successful? Historical references are completely ignored.
In Japan, reading manga is part of everyday life: manga is a medium with equal status alongside books and film. Manga are read by people of all ages. there are manga aimed at girls, at boys, at adults and even seniors. But where does the infatuation — even a dangerous “Nazi cult” — in niche manga titles come from?
To understand it, you have to dig deep into the collective memory and look at history. The Japanese fascination with Germany and everything German goes back a long way, more than 150 years. Find out more – at this edition of Arts Unveiled: How Manga are Obsessed With Nazis and Military.
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00:00 Introduction
01:06 Title: Manga are Obsessed With Nazis and Military
03:47 Why are There Weapons in Manga?
05:20 Japanese Fascination With the German Military
07:02 World War 2
08:34 Prescribed Pacifism and a Longing for the Military
10:37 Nazi Cult in Japan
15:15 The Manga Principle
17:41 The Power of Manga